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SECTION 10.25; 10.26 (1) Revocation of a conditional use permit: If the Zoning Committee then finds that the standards in sub- section 10.25 (4)(g) and the conditions stipulated therein are not being complied with, the committee after a public hearing as provided in 10.25 (4)(e)(f) may revoke the conditional use permit. Appeals from the action of the Zoning Committee may be made as provided in 10.25 (4)(i). (m) Abandoned conditional uses: Any use, for which a conditional use permit has been issued, upon its cessation or abandonment for a period of one year, will be deemed to have been terminated and any future use shall be in conformity of this ordinance. ,i (8) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (a) No building or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this ordinance and no addition to a previously existing building shall be occupied, except accessory buildings used exclusively for farming or agricultural purposes and no land vacant except that used exclusively for farming or agricultural pur- poses on the effective day of this ordinance shall be used for any purpose until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the County Zoning Supervisor. Every certificate of compliance shall state the use and occupancy and the location of the building or buildings or use of land complies with all of the provisions of this ordinance. (b) Every application for a building permit shall be considered to be an application for a certificate of compliance. (c) An Application for a certificate of compliance for a new use or a change in use of land or a building shall be made directly to the Zoning Supervisor. (d) NO certificate of compliance for a building or addition thereto, constructed after the effective date of this ordinance shall be issued until construction has been substantially completed and the premises in- spected and certified by the Zoning Supervisor to be in conformity with the specifications on which the permit was issued. The Zoning Supervisor may establish rules by which a temporary certificate of compliance may be issued for a part of a building. (e) Any person, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in a property which is non-conforming as to use or building location may request a certificate of compliance. Said applicant shall present docu- mentary proof that said use was a permitted use at the time it originated or thatthe building has been erected prior to the adoption of this ordinance and was made non-conforming by the adoption of this ordinance or amendment thereto. After certifying that the use of building or land are in fact non-conforming the Zoning Supervisor shall issue a certificate of compliance stating the use in question or the location of buildings and the zoning of the property. (f) Fees 1. For certificates of compliance issued under (b) or (d) above, Or if the building had been erected since the adoption of the zoning ordinance and a permit issued by the Zoning Supervisor to cover same, no additional fee shall be charged. 2. For certificates of compliance issued under (c) or (e) above, a fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be charged. (9) PENALTIES (a) Any person or persons, firm, company or corporation either owner, occupant or other user of the premises, who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this ordinance 'shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than five dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars and costs. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. Compliance herewith shall be enforced by injunctional order at the suit of the county or occupant of real estate within the district affected by the regulations of this ordinance. It shall not be necessary to prosecute for forfeiture before resorting to injunctional proceedings. (b) Any person who has the ability to pay any lorleiture entered against him under this ordinance but refuses to do so may be confined in the county jail until such forfeiture is paid, but in no event to exceed thirty (30) days. In determining whether an individual has the ability to pay a forfeiture, all items of income and all assets may be considered regardless of whether or not such income or assets are subject to garnishment, lien or attachment by creditors. '10.26 BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT • (1) PERSONNEL, TERM AND COMPENSATION -26-